Self-care interventions for sexual and reproductive health in humanitarian and fragile settings: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-care is the ability of individuals, families, and communities to promote health, prevent disease, maintain health, and manage illness and disability with or without a health care provider. In resource-constrained settings with disrupted sexual and reproductive health (SRH) service coverage and access, SRH self-care could play a critical role. Despite SRH conditions being among the leading causes of mortality and morbidity among women of reproductive age in humanitarian and fragile settings, there are currently no reviews of self-care interventions in these contexts to guide policy and practice.

Methods

We undertook a scoping review to identify the design, implementation, and outcomes of self-care interventions for SRH in humanitarian and fragile settings. We

SUBMITTER: Dawson A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9172979 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature